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Laura Geggel

Ram-shaped teapot from ancient Canaanite cult discovered near ancient city of Armageddon

A Late Bronze Age "tea set" .

While excavating near the ancient city of Armageddon in Israel, archaeologists unearthed a 3,300-year-old Canaanite "tea set," a dollhouse-sized temple, and one of the oldest known winepresses in the world.

The tea set includes a teapot shaped like a ram and a few small bowls that were buried together during the Late Bronze Age. The ram's head, which was molded into the spout, would have been tilted forward so liquid spilled out of its mouth.

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